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A09914
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A defence for mariage of priestes by Scripture and aunciente wryters. Made by Iohn Ponet, Doctoure of Diuinitee.
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Ponet, John, 1516?-1556.
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1549
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STC 20176; ESTC S105304
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his_o most_o holiness_n and_o perfection_n may_v well_o be_v join_v with_o the_o holy_a state_n of_o matrimony_n if_o any_o man_n will_v pretend_v gene_z marriage_n be_v no_o hynderance_n to_o a_o godly_a life_n chriso_n ho._n 21._o in_o gene_z that_o marriage_n shall_v hinder_v he_o from_o the_o serve_v of_o god_n let_v he_o read_v chrisostome_n in_o genesim_fw-la and_o in_o a_o other_o place_n also_o in_o a_o sermon_n that_o he_o make_v against_o the_o jew_n the_o gentyle_n and_o the_o heretic_n upon_o the_o marriage_n make_v in_o cana_n where_o he_o have_v these_o word_n nec_fw-la excuse_n te_fw-la propter_fw-la nuptias_fw-la dominus_fw-la tuus_fw-la nuptijs_fw-la interfuit_fw-la &_o nuptias_fw-la honestavit_fw-la &_o dicis_fw-la nuptias_fw-la obstaculum_fw-la esse_fw-la ad_fw-la pietatem_fw-la nullum_fw-la enim_fw-la ad_fw-la pietatem_fw-la est_fw-la obstaculum_fw-la vis_fw-fr cognoscere_fw-la quia_fw-la nihil_fw-la nocet_fw-la habere_fw-la vxorem_fw-la &_o liberos_fw-la moses_n nun_n vxorem_fw-la habuit_fw-la &_o liberos_fw-la helias_n nun_n virgo_fw-la erat_fw-la nun_n moses_n manna_n de_fw-fr celo_fw-la deduxit_fw-la nun_n elias_n ignem_fw-la de_fw-la coelo_fw-la deduxit_fw-la an_fw-mi nocuit_fw-la huic_fw-la virginitas_fw-la a_o impedimento_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la huic_fw-la uxor_fw-la &_o liberi_fw-la vidisti_fw-la heliam_fw-la aurigam_fw-la in_o aenre_n vidisti_fw-la mosen_n in_o mare_n viatorem_fw-la vide_fw-la et_fw-la petrum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la columnam_fw-la quia_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la vxorem_fw-la habuit_fw-la etc._n etc._n excuse_v not_o thyself_o because_o of_o marriage_n say_v chrisostom_n thy_o lord_n be_v at_o a_o marriage_n and_o commend_v it_o with_o his_o presence_n and_o say_v thou_o that_o marriage_n be_v a_o hynderaunce_n to_o a_o godly_a life_n it_o be_v no_o hynderance_n to_o a_o godly_a life_n will_v thou_o know_v that_o it_o hurt_v nothing_o to_o have_v a_o wife_n &_o child_n have_v not_o moses_n a_o wife_n and_o child_n be_v not_o helias_n a_o virgin_n do_v not_o moses_n bring_v manna_n from_o heaven_n do_v not_o helias_n bring_v fire_n from_o heaven_n do_v